Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Grade 2 race
LocationUnited States, United States
Inaugurated2018 (as part of Breeders' Cup)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteBreeders' Cup
Race information
Distance5 or 5+1⁄2 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight122 lbs. – colts and geldings
119 lbs. – fillies
PurseUS$1,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of 5 or 5+1⁄2 furlongs, depending on the configuration of the host track. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.

The race was run for the first time as a Breeders' Cup Championship race in 2018 during the first day of the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Prior to 2018 the Juvenile Turf Sprint was run as an undercard race at the Breeders' Cup.[2] The race was not eligible for grading in its first year but since 2019 it has been run as a Grade II event.

The distance of the race varies depending on the configuration of the host race track:

  • 5 furlongs – 2019
  • 5+1⁄2 furlongs – 2018, 2020

Automatic Berths[]

Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed the Breeders' Cup Challenge, a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the thirteen divisions has between two and twelve of these "Win and You're In" qualifying races.

In the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to five automatic berths. Note though that one horse may win multiple challenge races, while other challenge winners will not be entered in the Breeders' Cup for a variety of reasons such as injury or travel considerations.

The 2019 "Win and You're In" races are:[3]

  1. Norfolk Stakes, a Group 2 race run in June at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England
  2. Prix Morny, a Group One race run in August at Deauville in France
  3. Belmont Futurity Stakes, a Grade 3 race run in September at Belmont Park in New York
  4. Speakeasy Stakes, a race run in October at Santa Anita Park in California
  5. , a race run in October at Keeneland in Kentucky

Records[]

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – Wesley Ward (2019, 2020, 2021)

Winners[]

Year Track Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
2021 Del Mar Twilight Gleaming (IRE) Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley Ward Stonestreet Stables 5 furlongs 56.24 $1,000,000 II [4]
2020 Keeneland Golden Pal Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley Ward Ranlo Investments 5+1⁄2 furlongs 1:02.82 $1,000,000 II [5]
2019 Santa Anita Four Wheel Drive Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley Ward Breeze Easy, LLC 5 furlongs 55.66 $1,000,000 II [6]
2018 Churchill Downs Bulletin Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm 5+1⁄2 furlongs 1:05.54 $1,000,000 Listed [7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Juvenile Turf Sprint". Breeders' Cup. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Juvenile Turf Sprint Added to Breeders' Cup Line Up; Sprint Purse Raised". Thoroughbred Daily News. 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Breeders' Cup Announces Challenge Series Schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Grade 2 - (race 6)". Equibase. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Grade 2 - (race 6)". Equibase. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Grade 2 - (race 5)". Equibase. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Listed - (race 5)". Equibase. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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